EMC History Of Medicine
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Ancient Egyptians
patient dies/physician executed
poor sanitation practices
Imhotep considered to be the first physician
Ancient Greeks
Hippocrates--”Father of Medicine” / Hippocratic Oath
Aristotle--anatomy
William Harvey
Made contributions to A&P
First person to correctly describe blood circulation
Joseph Lister
medical asepsis (sterilization)
antiseptic/sterile surgery; bad air not responsible for disease
Clara Barton
Civil War Nurse
Founded the American Red Cross
Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing
Ignaz Semmelweis
”Savior of Mothers” saved many babies from puerperal (“childbed”) fever by suggesting hand washing between patients
Louis Pasteur
germs cause disease;discouraged spread of disease in hospitals
Elizabeth Blackwell
British physician
First woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S.
Albert Sabin & Jonas Sal
Created polio vaccine
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